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Hard X-rays from SN 1993JThe Oriented Scintillation Spectrometer Experiment (OSSE) on the Compton Observatory observed SN 1993J during three intervals centered approximately 12, 30, and 108 days after its outburst. Hard X-ray emission was detected in the first two of these intervals. No emission was seen in the third observation or in two earlier observations in 1991 and 1992. The coincidence of the observed excess with the outburst of SN 1993J and the consistency of the spectra and time evolution with those seen at lower energies by ROSAT and ASCA (Astro-D) argue that the observed emission is indeed from SN 1993J. It is probably due to the interaction of the fast supernova ejecta with circumstellar material. The luminosity, 5 x 10(exp 40) ergs/sec (50-150 keV) in the first interval, is significantly larger than predicted. Extrapolating the spectrum to a few keV accounts for most or all of the observed emission at low energy. The observed high temperature, 10(exp 9) K, is easily obtained in the shocked circumstellar matter, but a surprisingly high density is required there to give the observed luminosity, and little or no additional X-ray emission from denser shocked supernova ejecta is allowed. The hard emission might also be explained in terms of the shocked supernova ejecta itself with unexpectedly high temperature.
Document ID
19950029664
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Leising, M. D.
(Clemson Univ. Clemson, SC, United States)
Kurfess, J. D.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Clayton, D. D.
(Clemson Univ. Clemson, SC, United States)
Grabelsky, D. A.
(Northwestern Univ. Evanston, IL, United States)
Grove, J. E.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Johnson, W. N.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Jung, G. V.
(Universities Space Research Association, Washington, DC United States)
Kinzer, R. L.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Kroeger, R. A.
(Naval Research Lab. Washington, DC, United States)
Purcell, W. R.
(Northwestern Univ. Evanston, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
August 20, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: The Astrophysical Journal
Volume: 431
Issue: 2, pt
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Accession Number
95A61263
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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